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Gun Barrel City Area Facts

  • Gun Barrel City has a Livability Score of 69/100, which is considered good
  • Gun Barrel City crime rates are 22% lower than the Texas average
  • Cost of living in Gun Barrel City is 1% higher than the Texas average
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don't get caught up here User Rating 1.5 rating By byager013 ( Apr 15, 2012) I think the people in this city need to stop looking to change other people and start looking in the mirror and change their self first lying and sneaking around is not Gods way. invasion of privacy is wrong and people r getting hurt while other people r profiting off their demis ...Read More e be good to each other be good to yourself. Lying to and backstabbing people will not get u what u want it will only go aginst you 3nobody trust a person who will tell on their friend not even the people who are telling you to do it. they are only looking out for their personal gains in community status and a pat on the back while the person who took all the risk and did all the real work and not to mention risk gets to forever b a slave to what some people concider to be a Nazi regime run by the local D.A. and law enforcemennt deceiving, lying, manipulating, to get what they want more money higher conviction rate lets be real they know how to put a stop to all this but wont because lets face it they enjoy the life and if it takes destroying the lives of people who are family men and women and their children to join in on your "war" leads them to a life self loafing and personal convicts with theirselfs and God they can take ur body ur life but they cannot take what God gave you free will to do say or feel any way you choose Read Less
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      F Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Gun Barrel City? Well, there are not many amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Gun Barrel City Park
      Tom Finley Park
      Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area - Telfair Island Unit
      George Watts Memorial Park
      Mabank Veterans Memorial and Pavallion Park
      Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area - Bird Island Unt

      Entertainment

      Hometown Cinemas
      Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum

      Food & Drink

      Chicken Express
      Whataburger
      Taco Bell
      KFC
      Jack in the Box
      Little Caesars
      Dairy Queen
      Burger King

      F Commute

      Is public transit available in Gun Barrel City? Of all people who commute, 0.0% take public transportation in Gun Barrel City.
      Drive to Work
      85%

      9% higher than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      0%

      5% lower than the US average

      Walk to Work
      2%

      1% lower than the US average

      A+ Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Gun Barrel City? The cost of living in Gun Barrel City is 94/100 - which is 1% higher than Texas.
      Gun Barrel City
      94

      6% less expensive than average

      Texas
      92

      8% less expensive than average

      United States
      100

      National cost of living index

      A+ Crime

      What is the crime rate in Gun Barrel City? Gun Barrel City crime rates are 2,057, which are 22% lower than Texas
      Total Crime
      2,057 per 100k people

      10% lower than the US average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 49  

      10% lower than the US average

      Year-over-year crime
      117%

      Year over year crime is up

      D+ Employment

      What is the median income in Gun Barrel City? The median income in Gun Barrel City is $52,453 which is 4% lower than Texas.
      Median household income
      $52,4535% lower than the US average
      Income per capita
      $31,1374% higher than the US average
      Unemployment rate
      4%

      24% lower than the US average

      C+ Health & Safety

      Is Gun Barrel City a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are some hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      UT Health East Texas Cedar Creek Lake

      Pharmacies

      Doctors

      Cedar Creek Clinic

      A+ Housing

      What are Gun Barrel City home prices? Gun Barrel City home prices are $153,600 - which is 8% higher than Texas
      Median home value
      $153,60017% lower than the US average
      Median rent price
      $75421% lower than the US average
      Home Ownership
      84%

      33% higher than the US average

      C Schools

      Does Gun Barrel City have good schools? The Gun Barrel City graduation rate is 69% - which is 11% lower than Texas
      High school grad. rates
      69%

      16% lower than the US average

      School test scores
      67%

      40% higher than the US average

      Student teacher ratio
      0:1

      100% lower than the US average

      F User Ratings

      Is Gun Barrel City a good place to live? Gun Barrel City has an overall rating of 45% from 6 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      45%

      6 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      30%

      1 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      79%

      5 total surveys

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